Portraiture as a genre is receiving increased attention at the same time that public curiosity about science is reaching unprecedented levels. Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery; London; from 14 April ndash; 17 September 2000; and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts; University of East Anglia; from 27 September ndash; 10 December 2000; Defining Features brings portraiture and science together.Ludmilla Jordanovas lucid text reflects on the nature of the relationship between art; science; medicine and technology by focusing on a selection of portraits that spans more than three centuries. Illustrated with likenesses of such notable personalities as Edward Jenner; Marie Curie; Charles Darwin; Albert Einstein and Dorothy Hodgkin; and encompassing a variety of media from paintings and medals to bookmarks and key rings; Defining Features charts changing attitudes towards medical practice and scientific investigation; as well as exploring how notions of gender; heroism; popularization and celebrity have affected the publics understanding of how researchers do their work.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Good but too shortBy TabeWhen I found out that Lou Gramm had released an autobiography - two months after its release (grrrr) - I immediately placed an order. Foreigner is my favorite band of all-time and Ive been dying for SOMEONE to release a book on the group. I guess their lead singer for nearly 25 years will do :)I tore through the book in no time flat. Could scarcely put it down. Lou writes in an easy; conversational style that is a pleasure to read. He recaps his childhood; the various stages of his career (the Poor Heart years; the Black Sheep years; Foreigner; solo; and post-Foreigner); his medical scares; and a bit of his (non-medical) personal life. There are no major gaps yet...The book is too short. lists it as 210 pages but its not. The last 4 pages are a discography for Lou. And even "206" would be misleading. There are a lot of empty pages and the print/spacing are a bit bigger than normal. The reality is that this book is more like 180-190 pages; tops. The result is that the reader is left wanting a lot more detail on...well; just about everything. It is obvious that Lous re-dedication to Christianity has resulted in him watering down stories a bit or simply not discussing things. Im not looking for Lou to dish up dirt or to write a tabloid but more stories of the road or some of the wild crazy antics would have been nice. More details on his arguments with Mick would have been good as well. We get nice detail on the financial wedge that drove Lou away after "Inside Information" but not enough additional material. Lous first two wives are barely mentioned with no detail on meeting them; their courtship; nothing.Also; there arent very many photos included. We get a few pages covering Lous life but only a single shot that includes Mick Jones and that one is a group shot of the original lineup. Not a single "here they are writing a song" or "here they are performing together" or "heres Lou Mick in happier times" photo? Where are the photos of Lous current band? Or his family? And so on.Lou goes into good detail on his medical scares; which is probably the best; most complete area of the book. He recounts the pain; the surgery; and the difficulty in recovering.On a positive note: the book ends with Lou mentioning his induction (w/Mick) in the Songwriters Hall of Fame; the ceremony for which took place after the book was finished. He writes of talking to Mick and being hopeful that they could reconcile a bit. The ceremony is now in the past and they performed together and the experience was apparently a positive one. So thats a good thing.Bottom Line: The book is good; its easy to read; but the reader is definitely left wanting more. Definitely still waiting for the definitive Foreigner book.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. For me Lou Gramm stands second to a very few rock vocalist; a super powerful voice.By Gibson335Not super compelling in that it lacks substantive narrative skills; the story takes-aways are crafted and seem disingenuous. Repetitive story lines remain liner begging to be developed and rationalized. For me Lou Gramm stands second to a very few rock vocalist; a super powerful voice. Foreigner was fortunate to "make-it" as guitar sounds with the many pedals and synthesizers blew up; so that M. Jones and his basic guitar riffs resulted in fantastic songs. A major "missing" for me was lack of emphasis to the songwriting collaboration between Jones and Gramm1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent BookBy Tom HenkelmanLou Gramm is one of my favorite singers. Him and Steve Perry are probably the best singers back in the days of arena rock bands. I had the pleasure of seeing Foreigner in 1978 in Omaha; NE. It was one of the best concerts I ever saw. I learned a lot about the band I did not know. I wish he and Mick Jones would of got along a lot better in the later years of the band.. Hard telling how many more great classic songs they both could of written. It was Mick Jones loss when he did not let Lou help more with writing songs and input. Foreigner as a band was never the same after Lou left.